New Zealand Cricket, formerly the New Zealand Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional cricket in New Zealand. Cricket is the most popular and highest profile summer sport in New Zealand.
New Zealand Cricket operates the New Zealand cricket team, organising Test tours and One Day Internationals with other nations. It also organises domestic cricket in New Zealand, including the Plunket Shield first-class competition, the Ford Trophy domestic one-day competition and The HRV Cup competition
Justin Vaughan is the former Chief Executive Officer of New Zealand Cricket. Ross Taylor is the current Black Caps captain in all forms of the game after Daniel Vettori decided to step down as captain of the Black Caps at the end of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Read more about New Zealand Cricket: Cricket Development, Domestic Competition, Funding, Partnership With USA Cricket (2010)
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